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Feature Comics #46

Jul 1941 · Quality Comics · 0.10 USD
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In "The Fifth Idol," a patriotic heroine known only as USA takes on a shadowy Fifth Columnist threat in a tense, wartime tale set during a pivotal moment in 1941. With bold visuals by Maurice Gutwirth and a striking cover by Gill Fox, this issue delivers a gripping spy thriller rooted in the anxieties of its era—no plot twists revealed, just a heroine determined to uncover the truth.

Contains 15 stories
The Fifth Idol
9 pp · Superhero
Doll Man [Darrel Dane]June Gaylord (first appearance)Mr. Gaylord (first appearance)Albert Bixby (first appearance): Ubano and the Ankazis (first appearancevillains)a ship's captain (first appearancevillain)

When Doll Man gets trapped inside a sacred idol bound for the Congo aboard the freighter "Star of Africa," he stumbles onto a sinister plot involving five cursed artifacts and a vengeful Ankazi chief—with June Gaylord and her father held captive in a jungle village as the price of their discovery. Now the pint-sized hero must outmaneuver a ruthless ship's captain, survive Ubano's wrath, and recover the missing fifth idol before an ancient curse claims the lives of the people he's sworn to protect.

Untitled Humor story
2 pp · Humor
It Started in McDorley's Tavern
5 pp · Detective-Mystery
ZeroAlfred Van Gilder (introduction, flashback)The Van Gilder children (introduction for all)Bill the Butcher (villain, introduction)the Slaughterhouse Boys (villains, introduction for all)the Dead Rabbits (villains, introduction for all)
The Red Triangle
5 pp · Western-Frontier
Sgt. Jim Reynolds, RCMPThe Red Triangle [Baxter] (first appearance)Jeff Baxter (first appearance)Jacques (first appearancedeath)Chips (first appearancevillain)Old Man Mears (first appearancevillain)Philip Denery (first appearancevillain)

Sergeant Reynolds of the RCMP arrives at Lucky Mountain Lodge to investigate mysterious prowlers, only to discover a masked figure called the Red Triangle searching for a hidden map—one that leads to buried treasure connected to Jimmy Baxter's missing father. As Reynolds closes in on the truth, he uncovers a dangerous counterfeiting operation and must navigate a tense race against criminals determined to keep their secrets buried.

The Malay Pirates
4 pp · Adventure
Dusty DaneSen Gat and the Malay Pirates (first appearancevillains)Reggie Van Sloan (first appearance)Vivian Van Sloan (first appearance)Reggie (first appearance)
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor
The Stone of Death
5 pp · Jungle
SamarVenita (first appearancedeath)Kathie Blake (first appearance)Mr. Blake (first appearance)the Suri tribe (first appearance)Gobo (first appearancevillaindeatha gorilla)

When a mysterious poison-cursed rock claims the life of the beautiful Venita, the jungle adventurer Samar discovers that the Suri tribe jealously guards its forbidden terrain—and they'll stop at nothing to drive out a doctor and his daughter, Kathie Blake, who've come to study native medicine. As tensions escalate and Samar clashes with both the tribe and a mad gorilla named Gobo, the true nature of the Stone of Death becomes a test of survival in the wild.

Untitled Humor story
2 pp · Humor
Lala Palooza
Fraulein Doctor's Daughter
5 pp · Adventure, Spy
Capt. Bruce BlackburnSonya (first appearancevillain)
Karnoff the Fifth Columnist
5 pp · Superhero
USAKarnoff (villain, introduction, death)General Von Roth (villain, introduction, death)un-named spies (villains, introducion for all, all die)

In "Karnoff the Fifth Columnist," USA confronts a dangerous underground network after a heated rally in New York City, tracking their movements to a hidden lair where she uncovers a sinister conspiracy. The story unfolds with tense urgency, as the hero faces off against enemies who threaten the nation from within.

Pee Wee Hits Hollywood
4 pp · Western-Frontier
Rance Keane (last appearance)Shark EganBernard Fluger (first appearance)Barbara La Conga (first appearance)
Dr. Hugh Corpse
2 pp · Humor
Poison Ivy

A mad scientist's twisted invention—glass bullets that kill silently and force victims to bury themselves—threatens the city until Poison Ivy stumbles onto the horrifying truth and turns the weapon back on its creator. With quick thinking and a bent pipe, the Mighty Mite not only stops Dr. Hugh Corpse, but puts him to work in a very different line of business.

Scoring against the Saboteurs
4 pp · Adventure, Children, Spy
Rusty RyanThe Boyville Brigadiers [Smiley ScottEdWhiteyScotty]Nazi saboteurs (villains, introduction for all)
Untitled Humor story
4 pp · Humor
The U-Boat Incident
5 pp · Aviation
Spin Shaw [Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw]The Nazis (villain)

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CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $175*
CGC 7.5 · 1 in census $140*
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Full credits

artist, inker Maurice Gutwirth
cover pencils, inks Gill Fox

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